The Jerk
A rags to riches to rags story.
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12/14/1979Runtime
94 minsGenres
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After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$4,000,000Revenue
$100,000,000Homepage
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A gleefully anarchic comedy that careens through a bemused protagonist's rags-to-riches-to-rags journey with relentless physical humor and absurdist logic. Beneath the pratfalls and one-liners lies a surprisingly tender exploration of belonging, identity, and what actually matters in life.
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